Five persons, all women, lost their lives on Friday when a container fell on a commercial bus at Odumodu Junction in Nteje-Awka area of Anambra State.
Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi confirmed this to newsmen in Awka on Friday.
Irelewuyi said that the container fell off a trailer and crushed the nearby bus.
He added that the accident occurred in the morning around 7.30 a.m. when the driver was avoiding a failed portion of the road.
“The fatal crash involved two unidentified drivers of a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus with registration number XE245AWK and a commercial DAF/Leyland truck with number T-19094LA.
“According to eyewitnesses, the vehicles were headed to different locations; one to Awka and the other to Onitsha.
“When the vehicles got to the bad spot at same time, and due to the weight of the container, it fell on the bus,” the sector commander said.
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He said that 10 persons comprising three male adults and seven female adults were involved in the crash.
“Five women were killed. Two men and two women sustained injuries, while one man was rescued unhurt,” he said.
Irelewuyi further disclosed that FRSC rescue team took the injured victims to Divine Care Hospital, Umunya, while the dead victims were taken to Chira Hospital for doctor’s confirmation before the bodies were deposited at New Jerusalem Mortuary in Nteje.
The Sector Commander said that efforts were being made to remove the obstruction created by the accident.
While he sympathised with the families of the dead and wished the injured quick recovery, the Anambra FRSC boss urged motorists to drive with caution.
